gliding vs glide

gliding and glide both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gliding	Yes	No	No	No
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gliding and glide are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gliding include sailing, sailplaning, soaring.

gliding (noun)	glide (noun)
the activity of flying a glider	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
	the activity of flying a glider
	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

gliding (verb)	glide (verb)
	move smoothly and effortlessly
	fly in or as if in a glider plane
	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly